I'm curious about Centurylink's physical network architecture in;my neighborhood....
according to the widget on their website, my neighborhood gets only 7 or 12mbps download max; which is what i currently and just recently signed up for. (it gets more like 14mpbs actually so i guess that makes me happy). Prism is also available, which is what got me to thinking
It is VDSL (to be more specific, it says it's "VDSL2 - 8A") according to my modem; and also in case it means anything, the modem says the length is 2900 feet.
Anyway, I was chatting with the retention rep on the phone because i wanted to drop my phone line and just have internet. He mentioned i could get a prism tv bundle, which i wasn't interested in, but i asked why i was stuck at 12mbps service if there was fiber somewhere(?).
Upon checking, he said i could have a max 20mpbs, that would require a "propietary" modem, and a technician install (which were free on promo) for an extra $5/mo
I'm sortof adverse to change and my 12mpbs seems to work just fine so i didn't go that route.
Another neighborhood where my buddy lives not far away has 7/12/20/40 mbps available internet speeds (as well as prism tv), according to CL's site.
So what's going on physically; where does the fiber go/stop (at the pedestal?); why would one place be stuck on 12 (or 20?) and the other be 40?
Another possible clue is my neighborhood was new in 1990, and it has not been obviously re-plumbed. And a number of surround, slightly older (mid-1980s) seem to have been obviously dug up by CL.
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